With all the toppings, it's truly a Christmas miracle.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's last-minute stop at a struggling Baltimore pizzeria helped the veteran business stay open.
Portnoy is the founder of the Barstool Sports empire, but he's branched out into reviewing popular “bite” pizzas.
“We received record numbers of sales and donations yesterday and today.”
His “Bite Pizza Review” YouTube account The channel has approximately 1.5 million subscribers and approximately 1 billion views. We also have the popular “hitokuchi” app Along with review scores for all his pizzas.
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Earlier this month, Portnoy traveled to Maryland for an Army-Navy football game.
Portnoy and his producer drove around eight hours and reviewed about 10 pizzas. They were ready to end it. But Portnoy wanted to visit a small pizzeria in Baltimore.
One Bite Pizza Reviews Producer Austin Jenkins I wrote In X, “Dave found TinyBrickOven on the One Bite app while driving from Baltimore to his hotel in Washington, DC. I asked if it was on the way, but it wasn't. I thought I'd give it a try anyway. I said, “This would be a good pizza to review.''
Portnoy visited TinyBrickOven, a pizzeria in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood.
TinyBrickOwner owner Will Fagg, a Navy veteran, was working when Portnoy went to pick up a pizza pie.
Fagg explained that the government is preventing him from obtaining a liquor license, which could be a huge benefit to his business.
“You can't get a liquor license here,” Fagg told Portnoy. “Our politicians have given liquor licenses to this market, but they won't give them to us. … It's really unfortunate.”
Christmas holiday
He explained that he would be forced to close his pizza shop on Christmas Day because his business was struggling.
In a video posted on TinyBrickOven WebsiteFagg wrote: “I have to share the most shocking news of my life. TinyBrickOven will be closing permanently on Christmas Day. My heart is broken. Not just for myself, but for me. For all of us, this is not just the end.” Business-wise, it feels like the end of a shared dream. ”
TinyBrickOven's website states that the company organizes fundraisers for veterans, feeds the homeless, raises money for the Maryland Food Bank, and volunteer events for staff at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It is stated that it was hosted by
Portnoy declared before sampling the pizza. “This store has to stay open.”
Portnoy came out of the restaurant to review the pizza. After being impressed with his slice, Portnoy went back inside the TinyBrickOven pizzeria to talk to Fagg.
an offer he couldn't refuse
Portnoy asked the pizza shop owner, “Can I ask you something? How much money do you need to stay open for about a year?”
Fagg said he did not know the exact amount to save his business.
Mr. Portnoy pressed. “If you have a very rich guy in the pizza business sitting in front of you and you happen to say, 'What does it take to stay open for a year?' You have to give him some money. 'Then he'll leave. ”
Mr. Fagg replied, “I know that. Listen, I think $60,000 would probably allow us to get a liquor license and stay open.”
Without hesitation, Portnoy retorted, “It's done.”
“I'm going to cry.”
Startled, Fagg exclaimed, “Oh my god, I can't believe it. Wow! I'm going to cry.”
Portnoy promised Fagg he would send the money “before Christmas.”
“We will remain open for a year,” Portnoy declared.
Portnoy admitted it cost $60,000, but insisted, “But no matter what, I'm a good mom.”
Portnoy's Pizza reviews went viral, racking up nearly 15 million views. Twitterapproximately 400,000 views YouTubeand 70,000 likes. Instagram.
After the video went viral, the upstart pizzeria's fortunes skyrocketed.
Fagg told CBS News that on Christmas Eve, TinyBrickOven had a line out the door and the phone kept ringing.
“This is the first time we've had such a large crowd,” he said.
a gofundme The pizzeria's campaign has raised approximately $130,000 as of this article's publication.
“An extremely generous Barstool review basically broke the internet (our email server immediately crashed due to the overwhelming amount of emails),” the campaign reads. . “We received record numbers of sales and donations yesterday and today.”
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